The Forrest City times., 1887-12-17
CORRESPONDENCE
INTERESTING COMMUNlCA- TONS FROM THE
 PEOPLE.
Special Correspondence to TIE TIMES
National W. 0. T.U. Convention.
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Inurudy evening MeSuaneS liOH- man, of Missouri. and Lathrop, of Michigan, delivered addresses. Mrs. lIoffman's subject was Modern ldOlatry,o showing that many ladies worship fashion to such an extent that they endanger their lives in fulfilling it's demands, thereby filling premature graves; also that many men have such unsuitable lust for office that they sacri- flee their manhood to obtain office, and when once obtained they have not the moral courage to execute the law for fear they might incur the displeasure of some and fail to be reelected.
 Mrs. Lathrop spoke on the subject Why the Amendment Did Not Carry ill the Four States, giving as her req son that the liquor power has politics under it's control stating that the liquor power had the democratic party by tine throat and the republican party by the beard.
 Saturday evening Mrs. Wallace (bet- ter known as Mother Wallace) spoke ill the Masonic Thedter on the "Responsi- bilties and Privileges of Motherhood. :" Among other good things sine said, "a slave mother bears slave progeny. Woman is a slave to just that extent blidJ Sllc IS ucHltu tut ptlNlitSc Ol working out her own thoughts and convictions of right as God gives her to see the right" Her address was ire quently interrupted with applause. Mrs Wallace is the wife of Governor Wallace, of Indiana, and is seyenty-two years of age, but possesses all the vigor and enthusiasm of youth when she deals with her favorite subject from the platform.
 Among the prominent ladies intro duced to the convention were Mrs. Dr. Newman, of Washington; Miss Dow, of Maine, who has made grand rec ord for herself, and besides is the be- has a worldwide reputation for his zeal in the temperance cause; Mrs. Felton, of Georgia, wife of Congress- tower of strength for prohibition; Mrs. Tunstill. a Cherokee woman, president of the Indian nation; most warmly greeted of all was Mother Thompson, of IIillsboro, Ohio. who led the first praying band from the church to the saloon, the mother of the crusade in which few lovely, consecrated wo- men started out on the morning of December 23, 1873, praying that the curse of the liquor traffic might cease it's ruinous and destructive work They knelt at the feet of the rumse,ler, ask ing him to spare their husbands, fath- CTS and sons. Did he grant their re- quest? No; but, instead, treated them with that bitter contempt of which only saloon-keeper is capable. These women, finding prayer alone too W eak si l m st a I demon, were led to ask God what else they could do to eradicate this evil. He showed them that work must be added to faith and prayer; hence the w. C. T. U. was organized, now being 250 900 strong. It was mother-love that prompted these christian women to start out fighting this curse, having seen so many of their loved ones slain by the relentless hand of this foe. Mother-love is the nearest type of Gods love of anything earthly. When this crusade began wicked people ridi- culed and sneered at it; even some good men and women regarded 1t as a sort of fanatacism. Now the W. c. T. U. is the largest and grandest organization of women the world has ever known, with auxiiaries which will soon belt the world, so rapidly are they being planted in every nation.
 Mrs. President Polk gave a reception to the delegates of the convention, and we had the pleasure of shaking her hand and speaking few words to this venerable lady, who at best will dwell here but short time ere she takes up her abode in heavenly sphere.
 Col. Cole, who Is reported to be the wealthiest man in the State of Tennes- see, gave an elegant reception at his magnificent mansion on Saturday eve ming to all visitors and delegates of the convention. About eight hundred per sons attended. The spacious parlors afforded sufficient room to make all feel quite comfortable. The dining table was artistically decorated with ferns and calla lilies and bows of white ribbon. The walters all wore the white badge complimentary to the W. c. T. U. Mir. Cole was quite enter taining and Mrs. Cole is an ideal of a hostess.
 We also visited the Tennessee His torical Rooms, at which we saw a large collection of relics of antiquity. Among other things was silk dress worn in 1s49 by "a Mrs. Lynch. mother of one of the signers of the Declaration of Independence; furs over one hun dred years old, worn by lady of Charleston. z. C.; the envelope that contained the treaty of peace between